Match-making machine.



Patented July 3|, |900. A. KELLEY.

MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

(Application led Mar. 28, 1900.)

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MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

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MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

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' MATCH MAKINGMAcHmE.

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MA'rcH MAKING MACHINE.

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No. 654,794. y Patented my 3|, |900.

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MATCH MAKING'IAGHINE.

(Application led Mr. 28, f19 00.)

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ALEXANDER nnttnv, or cAMDRN, NEwfJERsE'Y, AssIGNoR To THE RUBY MATCH COMPANY,- or WILMINGTON, DELAwARRq iwroH-MA'KINIG MACHINE."

SPECmmmerfOfe-ew I@of Letters recent Nanaimo-1., dateaquly 31, 1900.

Afpncalon nei Maat 28, 1900. serial' No. 10.513. (No model.)

To all whom, itin/tay lconoe'mf Be it known that I, ALEXANDER KELLRY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Camden, in the oountyof Camden,- State of `New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Making Machin es,"of f Which t-he following Yis a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings. l'O

chines, and'comprises certain improyements upon my invention as'V disclosed in` United States Patent No.060'6,99p4, granted to me July 5, 1898. A reference to saidpat'ent willshow x 5 that the principle" of the machineinvolves the use of a carrier comprising a main chain and a series of independent bars and means for disengaging the main chain from said bars successively to form a space between 2o successive bars of the carrier for the reception of a row of match splints or sticks to be made into completed matches, and also means for separating successive bars of the carrier for the purpose of ejecting completed matches from between the same.

Among the objects of the invention herein disclosed is to provide a knocker-operating cam which is adapted to cause the knocker to not only contact with but to follow a bar 3o in the operation of clamping splints between adjacent bars.

Anotherlobject ofthe invention is to relieve the auxiliary chain from unduestrainrand to adaptit to be readily and'a'ccurately adjusted 3 5 and to quickly seize upon and carry forward a bar when it reaches the field of operation of said chain. These advantages are secu red,` primarily, in a division 0f the auxiliary chain into sections, as hereinafter" more'p'articu- 4o larly described. j, Another object is to so improve the knocker that it shall neutralize the tendency of a bar of the carrier to spring at its center when forcibly clamping match-sticks against an adjacent bar.V

Another object of the invention is to provide mechanism whereby when a machine is stopped a'nd started the splints which at the,

time are at that point of the machine Where 5o the parafn-tank is located such mechanism shall automatically in starting lower the This invention has relation to match-ma-4 splints into the paraffinand in stopping auto- Imatically lift the splintsfrom the paraintank, so that no splints may pass the paranftank Withoutbeing immersed, a circumstance `which frequently occurs where the dipping {and starting and stopping mechanisms are independent of each other.

. lA further object of the invention is to im- I prove the evening mechanism so as to secure 6o .a uniform speed of travel of the carrier and the splintsltherein through the evening mech- .anism and to prevent undue strain upon the ipintles of the carrier-bars during the action of the evener upon the splints therein. i. A further object. of the invention is to provide a delivery-table which shall receive the matches as they promiscuously fall thereon,` direct them from said table with their heads to the front in the line of travel, and to deliver 7o the same into a transversely-arranged receiver en masse, with their heads all in one direction, from which transverse receiver the matches in this condition are delivered or may be gathered Yfor subsequent packing in boxes or curing-trays.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the following deseription,and the novel features will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.` 8o

I'n the drawings, Figure 1 is'a side elevation, with portions broken away, of the principal elements of a machine/constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan ofthe connected starting 4and stoppingand elevating and depressing mechanisms for conjointlycontrolling the machine 4and they paraffindipping operation thereof. Fig. 3 is a substantially-central vertical section ofthe headof the machine. Fig. 4 is a plan of same. Fig. 5 is a `vertical section, on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the head. Fig. 6 is `a detail in vertical section onthe line 6 6 of Fig. 5 of thepmeans employed for supporting the rear end of the 95 auxiliary chain. Fig. 7 is a vertical Vsection on the line 77 of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a section on line 48 8 of. Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic perspective of mechanism for conjointly operating the cleaner and the knocker. Fig. roo

9a is a detail of the knocker-operating cam. Fig. 10 is an elevation of an end portion of a with the end of the bar at the top of the pintle, together with a section of the frame and of the main and auxiliary chains, the former chain being detached from the bars, Figs. 11 and 12 are respectively a side elevation and a cross-section illustrating a new form of bar employed and its operative relation with* bars of other forms. Figs. 13 and 14 are respectively an elevation of the evener and a cross-section on the line 14 14 of Fig. 13. Fig.

. is a plan, with portions broken away, of the improved delivery-table; and Fig.'16 is a side elevation,with parts in section, of the paraiindipping mechanism.

1 `represents the frame of the head of the machine, which, generally speaking, is like that. shown and more fully described in my patent hereinbefore referred to.

2 indicates the standards, in which thepulleys 3 serve as a means for conducting the endless carrier through the machine in desired directions.

4-,is the cutter-head, which may be of usual construction to produce match-sticks fromv material introduced in the cutter-box 5, Fig. 4.

6 is the evener mechanism, secured to the Vangle-iron or framework 7 in any suitable manner and designed to be driven in the mannerdisclosed in my said patent.

Sis the parafn-tank,and 9 the compositiontank, which is provided with t-he hot-Waterlcirculating system 10, supplied with water.

from any suitable source by the pipe 11, and provided with a condensed-water-draW-olf pipe `12, hereinafter `more particularly described'. The sliding frame 13, operated byv the wheeland pinion 14 and rack 15, is for removing the carrier and the splints therein from the composition-applying mechanism.

Referring to the Lmeans for automatically raising and lowering the splints from and into the paraffin-tank at the time of stopping and starting the machine, Fig. 2 represents at 16 the main shaft, on which is a clutch member 17,.adapted to .be moved upon-the shaft lon gitudinally by a rock-arm 18, mounted upon a rock-shaft 19, which ,may be arranged in bearings. 2O upon. the floor and at any other suitable point. At one end of this rock-shaft is a rock-arm- 21, which is pivotally connected with a lever 22, pivoted in a bearing 23 upon the ooror at. any suitable fixed point. Y At the opposite end of the rock-shaft 19 isan-l Vother rock-arm-24, connected by a rod 25to anv arm 26, Fig. 16. This arm `is mounted upon the shaft 31, which carries a counterbalancing-weight 27, adapted to balance the weight of the frame 28, carrying the guidepulleys. 29, upon which the main carrier 30 vruns. vThe arm 26 is mounted upon. a shaft 31having rock-arms 32 thereon which are connected by straps 33 with the frame 28.- A reference to the' mechanism just described .will show that'when the lever 22, Fig. 1, is

Y thrown. away from the machine the clutchmember is. separated from its companion on# the mainQshaft to stop4 the machine.V This action of the lever 22 raises the rock-arm 24 of shaft 19 and through the connections described eauses theframe 28 to be elevated, so as to withdraw the splints 34 in the carrier 30 above and away from the parafln in the tank 35. It is also apparent that the opposite movement of the lever 22 will depress the splints into the paraffin a desired distance when the clutch member is thrown into connection with its companion to start the machine. By this construction and operation the machine cannot be started and operated for a time, so as to allowa number of splints to pass the paraiiin-tank Without being dipped therein, and thus produce imperfect matches.

The evenermechanism 6 (see Figs. 13 and 14) comprises an-upper roll 36, the-surface of which `is preferably roughenedin any suitable manner, and a lower roll-.37, the surface of which comprises a seriesv of longitudinal grooves 38 of such depth or pitch as to most perfectly aline a row of match-splintsbetween two bars ofthe carrier 30. f

A reference to Figs. 10, 11, and 12 is made for a clear understanding of the elements comprising the carrier 30. These are bars 39 and 40. The bars 39 are constructed with plain sides of any desired number, prefer- .ably four, making the bar rectangular in cross-section, (see Fig. 12,) while the bars 40 preferably-have the same number of sides, but all of them provided with transverse grooves 4l for receiving a-match-splint. These bars 39 and 40 are arranged alternately throughouty the carrier. In` my aforesaid patent all of the bar'swere fgrooved.` Now by providing alternate smooth-faced barsl reduce the cost of manufacture to a great degree, while at the same time I secure the same clamping action between the bars. All of the bars have at each end a` pintle41a. The frame 1 has, wherever it -is required. to

separate the main chain from the pintles, a`

guide 42 below the bars, having a groove` 43, extending longitudinally in such a diagonal line as to conduct the main chain 30 toward or away from the pintle, as the chain is to be connected withpr disconnected therefrom. The framealso has a guide 45, upon which the bars ride, contacting withthe guide on a flat side of the bar.` The 'frame also has an upper guide 46 and groove 47 for the-reception and direction of the auxiliary chain 85, and also a guide'49, which bears against the endY of the square body portionpof the bar y andfmay or `may not bear against the upper surface of the pintle41. Now it should be noted that whenever the bars are separated one from another at the point in the-machine where splints are inserted into andat the other pointwhere the splints are delivered from the carrier these diagonal 'guidinggrooves 43 areprovided so that such separation ofthe bars one from-'another may take place.

Having described thc construction of the IOO IIO

element denominated the carrier,. return is made to Figs. 13 and 14 and to the description of the evener mechanism. At both ends of the roll 36 are sprockets 50, which are adapted to mesh with the pintles 41fL of the bars 39 and 40. These sprockets assist the main chain in feedi-ngthe bars regularly through the evener-roll. At each end of the lower grooved roll 37 is a collar 5l, which contacts with the lower surface of each bar as it passes between the evener-rolls. The purpose and object of these collars isto provide a supporting-surface for the bar at the Y time that the upper evener-roll presses the projecting splints down into the common horizontal line to insure 'an even dipping of the same in the composition and uniform heads on the matches. This downward pressure'is resisted by the collar 5l, and thus undue strain upon the pintles 41a is obviated. The steady and uniform rotation of the evener-rolls is accomplished by the pinions and worm-gear shown, which are fully described lin my pending application, Serial No. 682,485, filed June 3, 1898.

K'nocker and clecmermechanfism. In Figs. 1 and 9 are shown the knocker and the cleaner mechanism for operating the same. 52 represen ts the knockers. They arearranged beneath the bed of the machine on a cross-bar A53, having guide loops or boxes 54 to maintain the knockers in a right line. vIn the present invention I employ three knockers to contact with a bar at three points along its body portion, one at each end and one at the center. It is apparent that the number may be increased, and I find that one central knocker is sufficient to overcome the tendency of a bar to spring away from its companion at the center. These knockers are simultaneously brought into contact with the bar by means of a rockshaft 55, having arms 56 rigidly mounted thereon, one of which is extended to form an arm 57, adapted in any suitable manner to contact with a cam on theshaft 58 of Fig. 1. This shaft and cam are shown and described more particularly in my aforesaid patent. Each of the knockers`52 is connected with the rock-arms 56, the outside knockers directly therewith and the middle knocker directly with a yoke 59, which in turn is connected with the rock-arms 56. Adjusting means 60, comprising a turnbuckle connec" tion, or adj listing-nuts 61 are provided, so that the exact length of the knocker may be determined and the exact timing of the contact of all the knockers controlled. The cam for operating the arm 57 is shown in Fig. 9a. The cam 62 of shaft 58 has its operative projection 63 extended from the center at the rear portion thereof, so that after the front portion of the cam projections has contacted with the friction-roller 65 on arm 57 to cause the knockers to contact with the bar the cam progresses and forces the arm outwardly on the extended portion 64 of the cam to cause the knockers to follow the bar afterthey have contacted i therewith. By these means greater control over the bar and accuracy in its clamping operation are secured. On the rock-shaft 55 there is a rock-arm 66, which is pivotally connected with a rock-arm 67 on rock-shaft 68, to which the arms 69 are rigidly secured. The cleaner 70 is mounted on arms 71, pivotally secured to the arms 69. To the free ends of thearms 7l, which extend beyond their pivots, is secured a spring H. (see Fig. 3) is provided to limit the backward movement of the upward extension of therarm 71. The rock-arm 66 may be rigidly secured t0 the rock-shaft 55, if desired, whereby the cam 63, through the medium of arm 57, shall simultaneously operate the knockers and the cleaner; but in order to provide independent adjustment of the times of the operations of the knockers and the cleaner I provide an extension 73 of the'arm 66, which extension contacts with the cam 74 on shaft 58. (See Fig. 1.) By this means independent timing of the cleaner is provided for. The operation of the cleaner is such that as the bars are separated for the delivery of completed matches the oscillation of the rock-shaft 68 causes thecleanerbar 70 to descend into the space between the bars and force the matches therefrom. As the following bar is brought forward in a manner with it, which is permissible by the elongation of the springs 80, which as soon as the cleaner is free from the following bar causes it (the cleaner) to assume its normal position ready for a completion of a successive operation. Beneath the upper portion of the head of the machine, the location being at theleft of Fig. l, I arrange in any suitable manner the delivery-table illustrated in Fig. 15. The extreme end of this table is shown at the extreme end of Fig. 4 in position. This table rods 76 and having in each end thereof rollers 77, one of which is extended, as at 77, for the purpose of giving motion thereto and to the belts. Upon the rollers is a seriesof narrow endless bands 78. A central bandtightening roller 79 is arranged beneath the frame. (See Fig. 3.) AA brace 8O serves to maintain the frame 75 in a` horizontal position, said brace having a joint 8l which facilitates the removal of the delivery-table from the machine. )Nithin the frame 75 isa bed 82, supported on the rods 76, and upon this bed is a series of vertical partitions 83. These partitions 'project upward between adapart, so that all matches falling promiscuously from the carrier are caused to take a position longitudinally upon one or the other machine, deliver the `matches on it to a transverse feed-belt 84 in a trough havinga width slightly in excess of the length of a matchstick, said feed-belt traveling in a direction A pin or stop 72.

hereinafter described the cleaner 70 is carried consists of a framework 75, suitably tied by of the belts, and the latter, moving in unison or not, as preferred, in the direction from theV at a right angle to that of the travel of the` IOO IIO

jacent belts and are less than a match length -the splint above the head is aifected, and

this causes the matches to fall upon the belt with the splint ends pointing to the rear in the line of movement of the belt. Such matches as do not fall thus parallel,'but diverge laterally, contact with the upper edge or a side of a partition and gradually assume a parallel position on the belt. This operation takes place in a very large majority of the fallen matches, while averylimited number may by chance not rest upon the 'belt with their heads to the front. Divided auxiliary chain-In my aforesai patent I employed an auxiliary chain which was continuous from a point in rear to-a point in front of the curved path at the splint-receiving point of the machine, the chain being depressed in the curved path by a roller Yplaced in front'of the sprockets constituting the curved path. Inthis construction I find a somewhat-severe tension orstrain put kupon. the auxiliary chain. To avoid this, I have devised an auxiliary chain constructed in sec-` tions; The rear sectionl 85 extends from the curved path rearwardly to a point where the matches are discharged from the machine, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 5. The forward section 86 extends from the curved ,path` to a` point where the main chain has been brought into operative connection with the pintles of the bar. The main chain 30, Fig. 3, is separated from the pintles of the bars in the guide 87, Fig. 3, at a time when the pintles are lin the teeth and under the control of s guides 89 above the bars.

the Aidle sprocket a. chain from .the pintles at this point rather than at a curved part of the sprocket considerablefrict-ion and strain upon the chain and .pintles are avoided. The guide 87 has a groove located beyond the ends of the pintles similar to the guide 42 with its groove 43, as hereinbefore described. (See'Fig. 10.)V The main chain having been releasedfroin the pintles of the bars 39 and 40 said bars are carried down the curved path to t-he straight guides 88 below the bars and thestraight (See Fig. 3.) y'In the meantime, however, the rear section 85 of the auxiliary chain passes over a comparatively-small pulley 90, Figs. 5 and 6, so located that just as soon as a pintle 41? begins to leave theteeth of the sprocket`85, while the bar is on the lower straight guide, the open link of the rear section of the'auxiliary chain 85 comes down under the pulley 90 and grasps the pintle. This occurs at each end of the bar, there being an auxiliary-chain section at each side of the machine and the l By releasing the main M gaat the curved path, where the rear auxiliary section 85 passesl upward around a pulley 91 and thence back to the pulley 90. Now by reason of the comparatively-small diameter of the pulley 90 there is a quick angular movement ofthe auxiliary chain at this point which draws the bar caught by the links suddenly away from the following bar; thus forniing a space for the action of the cleaner, as shown in Fig. 3. After `thevrear section of the auxiliary chainv passes upwardly away from the pintles of the bars they are lcontrolled in their movement down the curved path by the ixed curved extension 92 (see Figs. 3 and 4) of the upper guide 89. These extensions contactwith the flat faces of the vbars (see Fig. 4) and terminate a distance kabove the lower straight guide 88, which ex- Ytends through the head of the machine beyond the curved path sufciently for the passage under the end of the curved guide of the bar of the carrier. The front section of the auxiliary chain passesaround a relativelysmall pulley 93, arranged at the curved path. By reference to Fig. 5 the action of this section ofthe auxiliary chain will be seen to be similar to therearl endl ofthe rear section of said chainthat is to say,'as soon as the knockers 52 have forced a bar from the sprockets '921 in the curved path in the act of clamping arow of splints the open link of the section 86 is brought into engagement with the pintles of the bars. .These being present at each end of the bar'the front sections of the auxiliary chains conduct the bars in clamping relation with each other forward until the main chain is brought into engagement with said pintles,

whereby the bars loadedwith matches are carried throughout the machines and finally broughtagain tothehead,wherethe completed matches are discharged in a manner hereinbefore described. Anon-adjustable permanent location and mounting of the pulleys which `support the receiving ends of the sections of the auxiliary chains may be employed; but for ygreater accuracy in timing the seizing func- .tion ofthe auxiliary-chain links I prefer to adj ustably mount the pulleys over which the chains pass at the time this function is performed. In Fig. 6 I show the .means for adjusting the pulleys 90, which comprise a hanger 95, which .consists of an L-shaped bracket resting upon a ri'b`96, formedV on or securedy to the frame 1. A bolt or bolts 97, mounted in slots in the frame', permit of a longitudinal movement of `the bracket and its securance in an adjusted position. The bracket 95 carries a stud 96, on which .the

vpulley 90 is mounted and about `which the rear section 85 of the auxiliaryv chain passes. The forward pulley 91 (see Figs. V5 and 7) of the rear section 85 of the auxiliary chain is mounted in a bracket 115, adj ustably secured to the frame 1 by a slot-and-bolt connection 116. The front pulley 117Fig. 3 0f the front section 86 of the auxiliary chain is IIO calme-1 s mountedV in a sliding box adjusted by the.

bolt and nuts 118, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The several parts of the machine, including both auxiliary chains, may be driven by anysuitable mechanism-forinstance,a main driving-shaft 120, (see Figs. 4c and 8,) geared to a shaft 121, carrying a master-gear 122. This master-gear atone side meshes with a drivinggear 123, which carries a suitable sprocket 124 for feeding one end ofthe rear section of the auxiliary chain. The sprocket for carrying the bars in a curved path may be driven by a gear 125 upon the end of its shaft, which meshes with a gear 122, while the front sectionof the auxiliary chain may be driven byfmeans of a gear 126 upon the shaft of the front pulley 117 by means of an interposed idler-gear 127 between the gears 126 and 125.

The adjustment ofthe roller 93, over which the front section 86 of` the auxiliary chain runs, is secured by the following instrumentalities: Abracket 98 is mounted in the frame 1 by means of a pivot 99, Fig. 8, passing through the frame and secured bya nut 100. This bracket is therefore capable of oscillation on the pivot to move the pulley 93 toward and away from the curved path. The pulley 93 is mounted on a stud 101, formed `on a cross-head 102, riding in gibs or ways formed in the bracket 98. An adjusting bolt or threaded shaft 103 is threaded in the `bracket 98 and has a set-nut 104 to fasten it in an adj usted position. The lower end of the shaft 108 is rotatably connected with the cross-head 102, whereby elevation and depression of the pulley 93 is produced. A bracket 104?, Fig. 3, provided with set-screws 105, is secured to the frame 1, so that after the bracket is once adjusted it may be maintained in position by said screws 105. By these adjusting means exactitude and accuracy are secured in timing the grasping of a pintle by the open links of the forward section of the auxiliary chain. I have provided a novel means for controlling the temperature of the composition-tank. It is well known that the igniting compound of match-heads is applied in a heated or melted condition and that when cold it becomes hard. It is' therefore necessary to maintain the temperature of the tank at about 120o Fahrenheit. If the temperature varies to any material extent below this point, it is impracticable to apply to the splints match-heads of uniform size and shape. For these and other reasons it is desirable to maintain the temperature very nearly constant. Again, after a days work is accomplished the composition, if neglected, solidifles, so that'time is wasted upon the commencement of anotherdays operation of the machine in the work of heating the composition to the proper temperature and consistency. The importance of maintaining the temperature of the compositionis therefore further apparent. The composition tank proper, 9, is surrounded by a water-jacket 106,

supplied by pipe 10 entering the jacket at one point and pipe 107 proceeding from the jacket at a `di'erent point. pipe 11,8, which extends to any suitable watersnpply, controls the supply of water to the jacket 106. These pipes communicate with the outer casing 109 of an ordinary steamtrap, which comprises'a pipe 110, extending to any suitable supply of steam, which pipe passes through the casing 109 and is closed by a valve carried by a cross-head 111. This cross-head is carried by two rods 112, which by their expansion and contraction, in accordance with the temperature of the steamk within the trap, open or close said valve, and thereby permit the escape of ,steam through expansion of the rods at a predetermined temperature and prevent the escape of steam by contraction of the rods caused by a lowering of the temperature.

Now I have provided a means whereby when it is desired to release the water of condensation within the casing 109 or within the pipes 10, 107, 108, or 110 the same can be accomplished without changing or in any wise interfering with the fine adjustment of the valve llla, the stem of which is carried by the cross-head 111. This is necessary when starting up each morning for work unless some means is provided for avoiding the same.

`My manner of accomplishing this work involves the provision of the pipe 12, havinga draw-off valve 114, said pipe extending to any suitable drain or outlet. By this apparatus the heating system of the compositiontank is provided with steam continuously day and night, and with the provision of the adjustable steam-trap shown and described-a practically-uniform temperature of the composition is maintained; but during the night the heating system becomes loaded to a greater or less extent with the water of condensation, and this is quickly and wholly removed by the employment of the draw-off pipe and valve which I have provided.

Throughout this specication I have used the term curved path to designate the point at which splints are inserted by the cutter-head between the bars 39 and 40.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the various details of constructionand configuration of the several parts without departing from the spirit of this invention, as defined by the appended claims.`

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a match-machine, a carrier comprising a series of independent separable bars between adjacent ones of which splints are to be held, means for moving the bars in a curved path, and an auxiliary chain divided into sections each terminating at the curved path; substantiallyas specified.

2. In a match-machine having a curved path at thesplint-receiving point, a carrier comprising independent bars, means for moving the same in the curved path, and an auxiliary A suitable valve 108 in IOO IIO

chain terminating at the curved path and adapted to 'engage said bars as they leaver the' ing a carrier and a curved path for the same at thesplint-receiving point, an endless-auxv iliary chain mountedA upon a relatively-small pulley adjusta-bly mounted at the curvedpat'h of the machine; substantially as specified.

In a machine of the class described, an auxiliary chain mounted upon a relativelysm'alfl pulley at and adjacent to a bar-carryspecified.

' for carrying the same, means for separating j ing` sprocket of. larger diameter than said pulley whereby a relatively-quicker angular actionu-pon the part of the chain is secured; substantially as specified.

6, Iena machine of the classl described, a 1

cleaner pivotally mounted upon rock-arms, a stop' for limiting pivotal movement in one direction and a spring connection between the cleaner and the rock-arm, and means for vibrating the rock-arm;

. 'Z'. Ifn a machine of the class described, a series of'i'ndependent splint-clamping bars, a main chain` for carrying the same, means for separating the main chain from the bars, sprockets for receiving the `bars When separated from the main chain and moving them inthe curved path, an auxiliary chain, a Iixed curved guide for main-taining the bars in the teeth of thesprocket after leaving said aux-- i-liary chain, and a separate auxiliary ch-ain passing over a-puflley of smaller diameter than the. sprocket and arranged to seize the bars in clamping relation and separateA themfrom a following. bar in the teeth of the sprockets; substantially as specified.

y 8. In a machine of the classl described, the combination with a cleaner, of a series of independent splint-clamping bars, a main chain the main cli-ain from the bars, sprockets for receivingithe'bars When separated from the maifn chain, an 'auxiliary chain, fixed curved guides for maintaining the bars in theV teeth ofthe sprocket, said auxiliary chain passing over a pulley of smaller diameter than the sprocket and arranged to form a space between bars as they leave the teeth of the sprocket; substantially as specified.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a cleaner adapted to yield only in the direction of the movement of the bars, of a series vof in dependent splintclamping bars, a main chain for carrying the same, means for separating thel main chain from the bars, sprockets for receiving the bars when separated fro-m the main chain, an auxiliary chain', aiixed curved guide for maintaining substantially as 1 the bars in the teeth of the sprocket,v and an iauxiliary chain passing over a pulley of smaller-diameter than the sprocket and arranged to form a space to 'separate the bars Ias they leave the teeth of the sprocket; substantially as specified.

10. Ina machine of the class described, 'the combinationwith a cleaner adapted to `yield ,only in the direction of the movement of the bars and to automatically return to its normal position, of a series of independent splintclamping bars, a mainchai-n for carrying the gsame, means. for separating the' main chain from the bars, sprockets for receiving the i' bars'when separated from the main chain, an

auxiliary chain, a xed curved guidetor maintaining the bars in the teeth ofthe sprocket, Qsaid auxiliary chain passing over a pulley of ranged to form a space to separate the bars stantially as specified. g

l1. In a machine of the class described, a- ',series of independentl splint-clamping bars, means for moving said bars in a curved path, and an auxiliary chain divided at said curved path; substantially as specified.

12. In a machine of the class described, a series of independent splint-clamping bars, means for moving them in a curved path iin- 'cluding one section ofvan auxiliary chain, knockers adapted to advance the last bar in the curved path, and an independent section `of an auxiliary chain adapted tol seize the l said bar during the operation of the knoekers; `substantially as specified. 18. In a machine of the class described, Ya 'knocker an-ddmeans for bringing the same into lcontact with and to follow a splint-clamping 4bar after it is in clamping rel-'ation with an adjacent bar; substantially as speciiied.

11i. 'In a machine of the class described, a f series of independent bars' arranged .in a curved path, van auxiliary chain terminating vat the curved path and mounted fori adjust- Iment rearwardly and downwardly at the Qcurved path; substantially as specified.'

15. In a machine of' theclass described,a seriesof independent splint-clamping bars, I andan auxiliary chain divided i-nto two sections, the one section acting to form a space-in the bars and the other section actingtcsecure the bars in clamping relation; substantially as specified. y

16. The combination with a carrier-chain, of a match-machine, of a roller for said chain mounted on a vertically-adjustable cross-head and a pivotally-adjustable bracket for supporting the cross head; substantially as specified. p

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a series of independent clamping-bars of means for moving the bars in a curved path, means for transferring the .bars from a-.curved path to a straight path, 4and an auxiliary chain terminatingat the smaller diameter than the sprocket and arasftheyleavethe teeth of the sprocket; sub-l IOO IIO

curved path and movin g angularly faster than the means for moving the bars in said curved path; substantially as specified.

adjusting the bracketin a substantially-hors zontal position; `substantially as specified.

19. In a machine of the class described, carrier starting and stopping mechanisms and paraftin-dipping mechanism connected to be conjointly controlled; substantially as specified.

20. In a machine of the class described, carrier starting and stoppingmechanisms and paraffin-dipping mechanism and connections whereby the actuation of the starting mech-V anism puts into operation the dipping mechanism and the actuation of the stoppin g mechanism throws the dipping mechanism out of operation; substantially as specified.

2l. In a machine of the class described, dipping mechanism pivotally supported at one end to a fixed part of said machine and connected at the other end with counterbalancing lifting mechanism, and a rod connecting the latter with the carrier starting and stopping mechanisms of the machine; substantially as speciied.

22. In an evener mechanism for match-machines, sprockets mounted on a roll of the evener mechanism and meshing with the splint-clamping devices, whereby an even feed of said devices through the evener mechanism is secured; substantially as specified.

23. An evener mechanism comprising an upper and a lower roll, means for passing a splint-carrier between said rollers,and means upon one of said rollers for moving the carrier; substantially as specified.

24. In an evener mechanism, an upper and with means for cooperating with and moving the carrier and the lower roll provided with means for supporting the carrier; substantially as specified. A

27. In a match-machin e, a delivery-table comprising a series of narrow belts separated by partitions; substantially as specified.

2S. In a match-machine, a delivery-table comprising a series of belts in width less than the length of the match, a series of partitions separating the belts from each other, and

means for dropping the matches heads downl ward upon the belts whereby the matches are delivered with theirheads to the front in the line of the movement of the belts; substantially as specified.

29. In a match-machine, a delivery-table comprising narrow belts, belt-dividing partitions, anda transverse belt wider than the length of the matches; substantially as speci iied.

30. In a match-machine, a splint-clamping carrier comprising bars having transverse match-receiving grooves upon all the sides thereof in combination with similar grooveless bars; substantially as specified.

31. In a match-machine, a carrier comprising independent separable bars between adjacent ones of which splints are to be held, means for movin g said bars in a curved path at the splint-receiving point of the machine, a device arranged at and in rear of the ter-` mination of said curved path, and means for causing said device to contact with a bar of the carrier at about its mid-length and to move the same into the control of bar-moving means in advance of said curved path; substantially as specified.

32. In a match-machine, a carrier comprising independent separable bars between adjacent ones of which splints are to be held, means for moving said bars in a curved path at the splint-receiving point of the machine, a device arranged at and in rearv of the termination of said curved path, and means for causing said device to contact with a bar of IOO a lower roll, means for passing a spiint-car` rier between said rolls and means upon the lower roll for supporting the ends of the carrier; substantially as speciiied.

25. In a machine of the class described, evener mechanism comprising a roll having means for supporting the carrier; substantially as specified.

26. In an evener mechanism, splint-clamping devices, means for moving the same, an upper and a lower roll, the former provided the carrier at about its mid-length and near its ends and to move thesame into the control of bar-moving means in advance of said curved path; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER KELLEY.

Witnesses:

WALTER B. I-IUMPHREYS, M. A. WARK. 

